Table Of ContentVOLUME LI NUMBERS 95 AND 96
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
Casualty Actuarial Society
DEZINAGRO 1914
1964
VOLUME LI
Number 95- May 1964
Number 96- November 1964
1965 Year Book
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME LI
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PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED PAPERS
An Approximation for the Testing of Private Pas~nger Liability Territorial
Rate Levels Using Statewide Distribution of Classification Data--James F.
Gill (Nov. 1963) .............................................................................................. 1
Discussion By: Philipp K. Stern (May 1964) .......................................... 16
David A. Tapley (May 1964) ...................................... 20
Peter B. Zory (May 1964) ......................................... 22
Some Fundamentals of Insurance Statistics--Harry M. Sarason (Nov. 1963) ...... 25
Discussion By: Charles C. Hewitt, Jr. (Nov. 1964) ......................................... 44
Author's Review of Discussion .......................................................................... 45
PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE MAY 1964 MEETING
A Glance at Group Dental Coverage--James H. Durkin .................................... 46
Discussion By: Roger A. Johnson (Nov. 1964) ......................................... 64
George E. McLean (Nov. 1964) .......................................... 66
MINUTES OF THE MAY 1964 MEETING .................................................................. 70
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PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS----NOVEMBER 1964
Thomas E. Murrin .................................................................................................. 77
PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE NOVEMBER 1.964 MEETING
A Bayesian View of Credibility--Allen L. Mayerson ............................................ 85
Estimating the Cost of Accident Insurance as a Part of Automobile Liability
Insurance----Herbert E. Wiltick .......................................................................... 105
Discussion By: Carl L. Wilcken (Nov. 1964) ......................................... 122
How to Tell A Pure Actuary From a Lay Actuary--
Matthew Rodermund ........................................................................................ 126
On Some Essential Properties of a Tariff Class--
Edward Franckx .................................................................................................. 131
Early Actuarial Studies in the Field of Property and Liability Insurance--
Laurence H. Longley-Cook ................................................................................. 140
The First Fifty Years--Dudley M. Pruitt ........................................................... 148
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME LI (Cont,)
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The Optimal Management Policy of an Insurance Company--
Karl H. Botch ...................................................................................................... 182
Size of Loss Distributions in Workmen's Compensation Insurance--
Lester B. Dropkin .............................................................................. 198
Discussion By: Roy H. Kallop (Nov. 1964) .......................................... 243
LeRoy J. Simon (Nov. 1964) ........................................ 244
PANEL DISCUSSION---NOVEMBER 1964 MEETING
Motor Insurance in Foreign Countries--Norton E. Masterson,
Chairman • Hans Ammeter • Robert E. Beard • Karl H. Borch •
B. Christoffersen * Edward Franckx • A. Tr6bliger .................................... 260
REPORT
Observations on Casualty Insurance Rate-Making Theory in The United States
-----Thomas O. Carlson ................................................................................. 282
GREETINGS FROM OTHER ACTUARIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Hans Ammeter--ASTIN and the Swiss Actuarial Society ................................... 299
Robert E. Beard--lnstitute of Actuaries, England .......................................... 301
Karl H. Borch--Norwegian Society of Actuaries .......................................... 301
B. Christoffersen--Danish Association of Actuaries ............................................ 302
Gilbert W. Fitzhugh--Society of Actuaries ........................................................... 302
Edward Franckx--Royal Association of Belgian Actuaries ............................ 302
MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 1964 MEETING ..................................................... 304
OBITUARIES ................................................................................................................. 317
1964 EXAMINATIONS OF THE SOCIETY ................................................................... 330
INDEX TO VOLUME LI ....................................................................................... 359
INDEX TO VOLUMES THROUGH L ......................................................................... 365
1965 YEAR Boor: ..........................................................................................................
NOTICE
The Society is not responsible for statements or opinions expressed in the articles,
criticisms, and discussions published in these Proceedings.
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VOL. LI, Part I No. 95
PROCEEDINGS
MAY 18, 19, and 20, 1964
AN APPROXIMATION FOR THE TESTING OF
PRIVATE PASSENGER LIABILITY TERRITORIAL RATE
LEVELS USING STATEWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF
CLASSIFICATION DATA
JAMES F. GILL
A previous paper ~ by Philipp K. Stern presented an excellent descrip-
tion of basic ratemaking procedures for Automobile Liability insurance.
To utilize this procedure, it is necessary to have territorial exposures by
classification. Independent companies writing a large volume of private
passenger liability business could use this method to test their private pas-
senger liability territorial rate levels as they would probably have a suffi-
cient volume of data in the necessary detail. Many small independent com-
panies, however, would not have a sufficient volume of their own data
and probably would not have a readily available source of data in the detail
required by the procedure described in Mr. Stern's paper. A method is
needed ,by statisticians and others responsible for rate levels of small inde-
pendent companies so they may more easily determine the adequacy of
their rate levels.
The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibility of developing a
method of testing private passenger liability territorial rate levels by sub-
stituting the statewide distribution of classification data for the actual dis-
tribution by rating territory. Such a method should be useful to small
independent companies and could be used by company actuaries as a basis
for estimating the adequacy of their rate levels.
ATAD USED NI YDUTS
The annual compilation of Automobile experience prepared by the
National Association of Independent Insurers provided readily available
data for such a study.
1 Current Rate Making Procedures for Automobile Liability Insurance, PC, IS XLIII,
.p 112.
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2 PRIVATE PASSENGER TERRITORIAL RATE LEVELS
The NAIl calls for Automobile private passenger liability experience
require data to be reported by coverage and classification statewide and by
coverage and territory for all classifications combined in all states except
Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia.
Private passenger data for these six states are reported by coverage and
classification for each territory.
In order to determine the effect of substituting a statewide distribution
for the actual territory distribution, statewide and territorial rate level
changes were developed for the states of Lousiana, New Jersey, North
Carolina and Virginia. The indicated rate level changes for each state were
determined both on the basis of a statewide distribution of classification
data and classification data by territory. Indicated rate level changes were
also determined for the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Ohio
and Washington on the basis of each state's distribution of classification
data statewide.
It was decided to use only calendar/accident year ~- data and to test the
results. The NAIl experience da.ta prior to 1958 was compiled on a policy
year basis so that calendar/accident year experience was only available for
the years 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961. 1961 rate levels would ordinarily
be developed in 1960 from experience data for the years 1957, 1958 and
1959 as this three-year period would be available for review in 1960. As
calendar/accident year 19613 was to be used for testing the rate levels, the
experience data to develop the rate levels was limited to calendar/accident
years 1958' and 1959.' The three-year period 1958, 1959 and 1960 would
have been used if calendar/accident year 1962 had beert available to test
the rate levels. It is suggested that if the statewide distribution method is
used, a three-year period should be considered as the longer period should
provide a more stable base.
DEVELOPMENT OF EARNED PREMIUM AT PRESENT RATES
Earned premium at present rate level is required in order to deter-
mine both the statewide rate level changes and the territorial rate level
changes. To compute the earned premium, rates for basic limits are re-
quired. The National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters rates were used as
they were readily available. However, an independent company's rates or
another rating bureau's rates could have been used. The developed rates
-~ Exposures and premium compiled on a calendar year basis. Incurred losses, number
of incurred losses .and allocated adjustment expense compiled by year of accident.
a Incurred losses valued as of March ,13 .2691
• L Incurred losses valued as of~March ,13 .0691
ETAVIRP REGNESSAP LAIROTIRRET RATE SLEVEL 3
and loss ratios for 1961 would have been substantially the same regard-
less of the basic limits rates used, provided the rate class differentials were
the same. If a different set of basic limits rates had been used, they would
have produced different rate level changes by state and territory, however,
the application of these rate level changes to the rate schedule utilized
should produce approximately the same revised rates as the method actu-
ally used. The earned premium was calculated by multiplying N.B.C.U.
private passenger car basic limits rates in effect in December of 1960 by
the 1958 and 1959 earned car year exposures within each territory for
each private passenger classification based on calendar/accident year 1959
distribution by class in each territory. The December 1960 rates were
used on the assumption that 1958 and 1959 data would not be available
until late in the fourth quarter of 1960.
RATE LEVEL CHANGES
To develop the statewide rate level changes for each of the ten states
used in the study, factors were used to include unallocated loss adjustment
expenses, to adjust losses to reflect changes in average paid claim costs sub-
sequent to the experience period and to reflect the development of the in-
curred losses to 63 months for bodily injury and 39 months for property
damage. The factors used in this study have been utilized in past rate revi-
sions. However, their accuracy is not important for the purpose of this
study as the prime interest at this time is to determine the degree of rela-
tionship between rates determined on the basis of the actual class distribu-
tion by territory and rates developed .by substituting a statewide class dis-
tribution for the actual territory distribution by class. The losses used to
determine the territorial rate level changes were adjusted to include the un-
allocated loss adjustment expenses using factors of 1.10 for bodily injury
and 1.16 for property damage. The incurred losses including all adjust-
ment expenses used to compute statewide rate level changes were devel-
oped to 63 months for bodily injury and 39 months for property damage
by application of the following development factors:
Calendar/Accident Bodily Property
Year Injury Damage
1958 .974 .989
1959 1.006 .962
4 PRIVATE PASSENGER TERRITORIAL RATE LEVELS
The calendar/accident year weights, expected loss and loss adjustment
ratios, loss trend factors and limits used for each state are as follows:
Calendar/
Accident Expected
Year Loss and
Loss Loss Trend
Weight Adjustment Factor
State 8591 9591 Ratio B.I. P.D. Limits
Alabama .15 .85 .645 1.051 1.104 5/10/5
Arkansas .15 .85 .630 1.035 1.053 10/20/5
Florida -- 1.00 .630 1.072 1.020 10/20/5
Illinois -- 1.00 .655 1.029 1.040 10/20/5
Louisiana .15 .85 .651 1.076 1.045 5/10/5
New Jersey -- 1.00 .636 1.014 1.065 10/20/5
North Carolina .15 .85 .650 1.119 1.110 5/10/5
Ohio -- 1.00 .625 1.040 1.028 10/20/5
Virginia .15 .85 .646 1.036 1.087 10/20/5
Washington -- 1.00 .655 1.107 1.054 10/20/5
The various calculations necessary for developing Louisiana statewide
and territorial rate levels using classitication data by territory are set forth
in Exhibits I and II.
Exhibit I shows the development of the following statewide bodily in-
jury and property damage rate level changes:
Bodily Injury -- 9.1%
Property Damage -- 13.5
Total -- 0.1%
DEVELOPMENT OF 1961 RATES
Exhibit II shows the development of the bodily injury rate level changes
by territory. The indicated 1A bodily injury and property damage ~ rates
were used to determine rates for the other private passenger classifications
by application of the following differentials:
5 Property damage rates were developed using the procedure shown in Exhibit II
for bodily injury.
PRIVATE PASSENGER TERRITORIAL RATE LEVELS 5
Differentials to Class IA
Rural and Small Large City
ssalC City Territories Territories
1A 1.00 1.00
1B 1.00 1.10
IC 1.45 1.45
2A 1.90 1.90
2C 3.60 3.10
3 1.50 1.50
1AF .70 .70
2AF 1.33 1.33
2CF 2.52 2.17
The differentials for Classes 1A, 1AF, IB, IC and 3 were reduced 20%
to reflect the discount for "two or more cars". The differentials were also
reduced 10% to reflect the discount for compact carsf' All rates were
rounded to the nearest dollar except for those states subject to the dis-
count.
Louisiana Statewide Distribution by Class
1959 Calendar/Accident year
ssalC Earned Car Years Percentage
1A 42,811 32.8
1B 53,680 41.1
1C 6,272 4.8
2A 9,702 7.4
2C 1,087 .8
3 4,376 3.3
1AF 10,834 8.3
2AF 1,656 1.3
2CF 270 .2
Total 130,688 100.0
1A rates were also developed for Louisiana using the same procedure
except that calendar/accident year 1959 statewide classification distribu-
o The compact car discount si not applicable ni Louisiana dna North Carolina.
PRIVATE PASSENGER TERRITORIAL RATE LEVELS
tion percentages shown were multiplied by the total 1958 and 1959 earned
car year exposure to determine the earned car year exposure by classifica-
tion within each territory. The assumed earned car year exposures by class
and territory were then multiplied by the December 1960 N.B.C.U. basic
limits rates to develop earned premium at present rates. The indicated
statewide rate level changes for Louisiana on the ,basis of the statewide
distribution by class were as follows:
Bodily Injury + 9.4%
Property Damage -- 13.2
Total -1- 0.2%
The effect of using the statewide distribution by class is reflected by an
increase of 0.3% for bodily injury and property damage combined.
TESTING FO SETAR
The rates developed on both bases were used to determine the earned
premium for calendar/accident year 1961. The premium was calculated
by multiplying the rates by the earned exposures for each classification
within each territory. The 1961 calendar/accident year basic limits in-
curred losses were adjusted to include unallocated loss adjustment expenses
by use of the factor of 1.10 for bodily injury and 1.16 for property damage.
The adjusted basic limits losses for calendar/accident year 1961 were then
divided by the earned premium to obtain territorial loss ratios on the basis
of ,both sets of rates. The loss ratios were as follows:
Description:Hans Ammeter--ASTIN and the Swiss Actuarial Society .. 299
Edward Franckx--Royal Association of Belgian Actuaries . 302.
